Children's Services Re-Opening of the Open Select List 2026 for all Independent Placement

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

Lincolnshire County Council

Published status

active

Latest release reference

089255-2026

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 85300000, 98000000

Published tags

tender

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

10 Oct 2026

Lincolnshire Children's Services Re-Opening of the Open Select List 2026 for all Independent Placements. This procurement is under the Light Touch Regime established pursuant to Regulations 74-76 and Regulation 76(7) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for the purposes of commissioning an Open Select List for the provision of placements for all Independent Placements; * Independent Non-Maintained (Special) Schools (INMS) * Independent Residential Children's Homes * Independent Foster Care (IFA) * Supported Accommodation * Domiciliary Care for Children with Disabilities (CWD) * Short Breaks for Children with Disabilities (CWD) * Alternative Provision This is the final re-opening in the current 5-year cycle, which started on 1st September 2027, and will run to 31st August 2027. The Open Select List procurement is itself no guarantee of business; suppliers who are evaluated as eligible to join the list will be sent appropriate independent placement referrals before the rest of the market and are able to submit their response/offer which is then evaluated on it's merits (see document 1a which details the process).

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1. Tender notice observed

   29 Sept 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   060431-2025

   Published tags

   tender

2. Award notice observed

   11 Nov 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   072858-2025

   Published tags

   award, contract

3. Tender notice observed

   21 Sept 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 25 Sept 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   089255-2026

   Published tags

   tender

Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• Children's Services Re-Opening of the Open Select List 2026 for all Independent Placement

  Buyer: Lincolnshire County CouncilSupplier: Action for Children

  End date in notice

  Date not published

  Value shown in notice

  £1,000,000Value from the linked contract

  Official source

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  Source

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  Award or lot reference

  072858-2025-DN792270-1

• Children's Services Re-Opening of the Open Select List 2026 for all Independent Placement

  Buyer: Lincolnshire County CouncilSupplier:

Related evidence

Published terms and linked processes

• Source states no optionsLot 1Published 21 Sept 2026.Open supporting notice 089255-2026
• Source states no renewalLot 1Published 21 Sept 2026.Open supporting notice 089255-2026
• Source states no recurrenceWhole tenderPublished 21 Sept 2026.Open supporting notice 089255-2026

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